The Brookhaven leader., 1887-02-03
SOUTHERN GLEANINoS.

The Georgia farmer purchasing sup
plies on time pays about 42 per cent
profit on bacon to the merchant, and 34h
per cent. on corn, for about four months
time, which is equivalent to rates Of in
terest of 12O and t04 per cent. per annum.
Two watermelons, fresh from the vine,
were shipped from Laurinburg, N. c.,
few days ago to Congressman at Wash.
ington.
A cotton fire in Memphis, Tenn, few
days ago destroyed $500 bales of tho
staple. on which there was insurance OF
S?74 SO).
A shot-tower was burned in New Or.
leans few nights ago. Loss, S15, 900; In.
surance. $4,000.
Sheriff 7. b. Powell, Of Muhlenberg
County, KY, was shot and killed at Para
disc on Green river few days ago while
attempting the arrest of James P. Hop.
kins. who murdered his son about five
months ago.
The Memphis & Charleston Railroad
Company propose to build q round house
and machine shops at Sheffield Ala.
Wood alcohol works are being erected at
Decatur, Ala.
The post-ofllce at Columbus, Miss, was
entered by burglars a few nights ago and
robbed Of $500 in money and several reg
istcred letters.
Twelve railroads have been chartered in
Tennessee within the past few weeks
The Piedmont Hotel, the State ware
house and eight stores at Reidsvile, n G,
were burned a few days ago. Loss, 500
600; insured for SD 001.
Governor Fitzlugh Lee of Virginia ant
party of friends have been enjoying the
hospitalities of the Governor of Mime
! sofa and taking in the ST Paul carnival.
/ The jury in the Lily Gibson murder trial
! at San Antonio, Tex, returned a verdict
| giving the woman five years in the peni-
, Tertiary. The trial was long and sensa-
/ tional one.
Miss Mamie Denton, daughter Of
Colonel John Denton, of CarroltOn, Ark,
! was instantly killed few days ago by
/ being thrown from wagon. The horses
were running away. Colonel Denton and
/ Mr. Geo. VIII tie were seriously injured.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at Center
! vile, La, few days ago, between two
! men named Simoneaux and Gordv.
! Simoneaux was shot through the head
and died from the effects of his injuries.
! Gordy was shot through the breast and
was thought to be mortally wounded.
Two colored children, aged about three
years, were burned TO death on the COM
mons at Faducah, Ky, few days since.
/ Their mothers had tied them to chairs and
| placed them on straw mattress, after
starting fire to Lecp them warm. A
! spark set fire to the mattress and a hOlo-
caust was the result The women had
! been evICted from their homes, and had
! gone in search of another house
! The largest fire that ever occurred In
| the history of Dallas, Tex, occurred few
| days ago, and four of the largest firms,
! consisting Of the Wholesale grocery houses
! of 7. l.. Marsalis & Co. and ArmstrOn
! Bros, and tha wholesale l:quor houses 81
! f NJ Tilman q Co. ard S b. Hopkins q
: Co, were consumed with all their CON
tents. Total loss, $40, 900: total insur-
! ance, S30?, ,925.
While leading a young horse to water at
! Georgetown, KY, few days ago, Please
! Johnson. n little negro boy ten wears old,
| tied the halter to his wrist. The horse
! became frightened anl. running away,
! dragged the boy after him for half a mile,
! When fcurd the body Of the boy was lvin Q
| in the pasture, his skull kicked to shape
| less mass, while the arm to which the
! halter mad been tied was dangling at the
! end of the rope around the horses neck,
! some distance away.
The case of MISS Annie Bover, at Pa-
I ducah, KY, charged with the murder ct
, her infant niece by throwing the chIld IN
well, was taken up before Judge S3ence
I few davs ago on a motion to adm her
! TO bail The witnesses examined, includ-
! ing the parcn' Of the child, unanimously
agreed that the young lady was insane,
and that she had always exhibited extra
ordinary foudncss for the child Bail in
/ the sum of 5000 was accepted and the
: girl given her free lOm.
George Dallas, tenant farmer near
/ Danville, Va, was arrested recently for
whipping to death William Fitzgerald
aged thirteen years, the son of his Wlfe's :
! bro, her Dallas testified before the
coroner that the boy, who lived with him,
! h2d told him lie; that thereupon he
| stripped and whipped the boy with a
leather strap fifteen or twenty minutes
When he stopped whipping him the lad did
not get up, and he picked HIM up and sci
him in a chair. He did not intend to kill
! the lad. The dead body was sitting i n a
chair when neighbor, whom Dallas sum
! moned, arrived The body was covered
with bru jses, and the skin was broken ir
several places
Chas Taylor, of Columbus, Miss, ar
rived in Nashville, Tenn, few nights
ago, and was arrested for carrying a
pistol and threatening-to 10 kill several per-
sons, as we'll as to take his own life with
chloroform When taken to the station
house and searched there were found in
his possession a revolver and SOB in
money. The post-offce at Columbus hav.
ing been robbed a few nights previously
of $50. the suspicious of the police were
aroused and he telegraphed to Postmaster
Hale of Taylor's arrest. Mr. Hale ordered
Chief Kerrigan to hold Taylor, who sub
sequently made full confession.
George Caldwell, while bear-hunting &
few days ago on Balsam mountain, one OF
| the highest mountains in North Carolina,
discovered man almost naked wandering
aimlessly around in the snow, which was
nearly two feet deep, and eight miles from
the nearest habitation. On seeing Cald-
well he started to run, but was easily
overtaken and captured. His clothing
was found to consist of a flannel under
shirt, which was torn into shreds, and one
shoe His feet were frost-bitten and his
legs fearfully scratched by briars. He is
a verit bile skeleton. All efforts to ge
him to tell his name or give an intelligent
account of himself have so far failed.
Mount Sterling, KY, was thrown into {
state of excitement q few days ago upor
hearing that five prisoners, desperate
characters, had made their escape from
the county Jail, and that Jailer Pat Punct
had been badly wounded. The city was
at once put under heavy guard, anc
every effort was being made to recapture
the fleeing criminals.
The new South stin booms.